| Type: | Conserved_site | Name: | Transglutaminase, conserved site |
| Description: | Synonym(s): Protein-glutamine gamma-glutamyltransferase, Fibrinoligase, TGase Protein-glutamine gamma-glutamyltransferases () (TGase) are calcium-dependent enzymes that catalyse the cross-linking of proteins by promoting the formation ofisopeptide bonds between the gamma-carboxyl group of a glutamine in one polypeptide chain and the epsilon-amino group of a lysine in a secondpolypeptide chain. TGases also catalyse the conjugation of polyamines to proteins [, ].Transglutaminases are widely distributed in various organs, tissues and body fluids. The best known transglutaminase is blood coagulation factor XIII,a plasma tetrameric protein composed of two catalytic A subunits and two non-catalytic B subunits. Factor XIII is responsible for cross-linking fibrin chains, thus stabilising the fibrin clot.There are commonly three domains: N-terminal (), middle and C-terminal (). This entry represents the middle domain found in Transglutaminases. | Short Name: | Transglutaminase_CS |
